Long line at Jablonski's Bakers Corner in Burton for paczki

View full sizeRoberto Acosta | Flint JournalResidents line up to pick up a box of paczki from Jablonski's Bakers Corner in Burton this morning.

BURTON, Michigan — Residents stood in a line that stretched to the door of Jablonski's Bakers Corner to pick up their boxes of paczki to enjoy on Fat Tuesday.

Operating manager Brian Jablonski said the bakery at 5518 E. Atherton Rd., which sells the filling treats all year-round, would sell "hundreds and hundreds of dozens" of paczki with various fillings on Tuesday alone.

View full sizeRoberto Acosta | Flint JournalOperating manager Brian Jablonski, assistant manager Sara Jablonski and owner Cathy Jablonski stand in front of a photo of George Jablonski who began the business in 1984.

Baker Dan Jablonski said not just local residents, but others pick up their paczki from the bakery that's been in business in Burton since 1991, after it was started by George Jablonski in 1984.

Frank Coulter, who was helping flip paczki in hot oil alongside Jablonski, said he
sends a few boxes to his daughter who is serving in the military in
California.

"A lot of people ship them out of town," said Dan Jablonski "We've been going pretty good since Saturday."